South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

rolls Of the pension once alone, bu.
reau more closely connected with the
soldiers % the country than any 9th.
Or. show that out Of 1881 employees.
63l or 81 per cent. are either soldtsrI'
Or sailors' widowe> sosso daushtsra,
while only 700 are civiiians> most OF
WHOM occspy The minor positione, %
messengers. wafchoss. &c. Three
hundred and ssvsaty soldisrs OF their
Kindred occupy The higher positions,
paying twelve hundred dollars and
upwards, sgainst 2s2 civilians. Q dit.
ference In favor Of the soldier Of near.
" "a per cent. Out Of 4le appoint.
ments made by General Black from
March IL. less. to June 80, 1887,
$50 were soldisrs or soljisfs' kin.
drsd, and lS6 we're civilians . net
difference in favor Of The soldier Of
~ or nearly - per cent. fiftssa
out Of the 10 United States pension
asents. receiving salary Of sosr
thousand doll.rs per sasua, ere
mong the number Of ex-Union soi-
diets appointed. There are - per
cent. more soldiers. sa'iors, and their
Wiroas ami kindred in the employ,
and on the pension rolls Of tho gov.
eminent now than 1t any former %.
rod Of it, history. Applications for,
pensions are attended 10 moro prompt
ly than ever before. For the first
time in the history Of the govsrumsn,
the caes Of every applicant 10 either
disposed Of or actually undergoing
consideration.
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The death OF Friedrich Krupp.
the we'll known German metal found.
or and gigantic steel-gun manufact.
urer. which occurred Friday at HE
villa near Essen, Rhsnish Prussia.
removes . mau who has been for
nearly half = century . mist i,npor.
tant factor in the development OF
the worlds iron industry. He
began w:ih LothinR but y common
DISCRIMINATORY. and by the sheer
force Of his genius and bic Inventions
increased his business 10 such snor.
NOUS proportions that his works ct
Essen now cover 1000 acre., consist.
ing Of multitude OF shops. and pro.
wiling employment for 10000 men
who with their families make co.
persons dependent upon him for .
living. Some Of tho guns made by
him use ton Of powder snd thr ow
balls weighing $500 pdands. He
contributed greatly to the recon {
progress in tho mechanic arts, and to
the strengthc ming Of the armament
Of European nations.
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MORMoNrsM, under the guise Of q
State, would DO worse r.proach to
the United States than it 10 now and
there would be TO way 10 set rid OF it.
II United States lave cannot he
enforced In the Territory of Utah.
what show would there be TO enforce
them in the sovereign State Of Utah
under Morthon Standardization p
A better policy would be to hold
the Territory down and force II TO o.
hey the laws. Mormonism is sus.
tanned rebsllion against the United
State. II WOULD he an odd fresk to
admit - State . Territory in rebel.
lion.
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A vHssRL nsmed Now Then de-
signed by Herrenshoff. recently com.
pleted for Mr.. Munro, Of New York
mskss ths remarkable speed Of %
miles an hour. She has III feet Of
length at the water line, 10 feet beam.
and draws three feet thtse loeb.
es OF water. When going at her
best speed she 10 not much shaken
by big waves because she jrmps, i,
10 sail from crest to crest. The con.
structors of our new navy ought 10
learn something from Mr. Herrenshofr.
Fourt cen and fifteen miles On hour 10
good speed in our present navy.
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THg report Of the sixth auditor fer
the Postcffice Department for the
third quarter OF the present fiscal
year shows ss follows:R c ip's. &IS
Oi2,4s7; expenditures, SIS. 272,5Os.
Deficiency. s2so,02i.
e
Government employees now hold
their places and are promoted on the
streuigb Of the efficiency they msnifes,
at the civil-service examinations, and
l Oaffin0 offioa hv he.no .onohoAvs.